Facts About Actinium and Einsteinium
Interesting Facts
Actinium glows in the dark due to its radioactivity.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
Sources
Obtained by Treating Radium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Friedrich Oskar Giesel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1902
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust